PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 8. IMPORTS OF GOODS BY END-USE CATEGORY AND COMMODITY (In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal adjustments and rounding. The Commodities in this exhibit are ranked on the month-to-month change within each major commodity grouping. (-) Represents zero or less than one half unit of measurement shown. (R) Revised Item(1) January December (R) Monthly 2003 2002 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 101,584 103,884 -2,300 Net Adjustments 191 213 -22 Total, Census Basis 101,393 103,671 -2,278 Foods, feeds, and beverages 4,523 4,599 -76 Fish and shellfish 887 983 -96 Meat products 532 573 -40 Cane and beet sugar 28 52 -24 Other foods 333 349 -16 Tea, spices, etc. 67 81 -14 Food oils, oilseeds 100 111 -10 Wine and related products 480 490 -10 Nuts 58 68 -10 Alcoholic bevs, excluding wine 286 294 -7 Fruits, frozen juices 460 465 -4 Feedstuff and foodgrains 137 138 0 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 36 32 4 Green coffee 118 114 5 Bakery products 341 331 10 Dairy products and eggs 96 79 17 Vegetables 447 397 50 Cocoa beans 116 45 71 Industrial supplies and materials 24,852 24,581 272 Crude oil 7,309 6,744 565 Fuel oil 1,259 1,044 215 Petroleum products, other 1,196 1,000 197 Nuclear fuel materials 298 156 142 Bauxite and aluminum 635 537 99 Chemicals-fertilizers 422 355 67 Liquefied petroleum gases 537 489 48 Electric energy 121 81 40 Nonmonetary gold 200 186 15 Natural rubber 86 75 11 Industrial supplies, other 1,265 1,254 10 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 77 68 9 Plywood and veneers 134 127 7 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 54 46 7 Materials, excluding chemicals 130 124 6 Leather and furs 76 70 5 Tobacco, waxes, etc 284 284 0 Finished textile supplies 216 217 0 Zinc 84 85 -1 Cotton, natural fibers 10 11 -1 Nickel 63 64 -1 Hides and skins 13 14 -1 Newsprint 248 250 -2 Tin 13 15 -2 Synthetic cloth 352 354 -2 Hair, waste materials 40 42 -2 Farming materials, livestock 70 73 -4 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 344 349 -5 Cotton cloth, fabrics 175 183 -8 Nonferrous metals, other 116 125 -9 Wool, silk, etc. 50 60 -10 Synthetic rubber--primary 95 105 -10 Shingles, wallboard 650 661 -11 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 335 349 -14 Nontextile floor tiles 185 199 -14 Coal and related fuels 62 83 -22 Lumber 510 532 -22 Plastic materials 658 684 -26 Finished metal shapes 612 639 -27 Iron and steel, advanced 398 427 -29 Pulpwood and woodpulp 181 211 -30 Copper 156 188 -33 Blank tapes, audio & visual 199 235 -37 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 434 472 -37 Chemicals-inorganic 328 366 -38 Paper and paper products 533 571 -38 Other precious metals 276 336 -60 Steelmaking materials 215 296 -81 Gas-natural 1,287 1,469 -182 Iron and steel mill products 768 964 -196 Chemicals-organic 1,094 1,311 -217 Capital goods, except automotive 24,341 24,611 -270 Civilian aircraft 1,085 1,374 -289 Telecommunications equipment 1,885 2,125 -241 Computer accessories 4,882 5,009 -128 Agricultural machinery, equipment 353 444 -91 Metalworking machine tools 456 537 -80 Business machines and equipment 529 586 -57 Industrial machines, other 1,524 1,576 -52 Laboratory testing instruments 154 203 -49 Medicinal equipment 1,231 1,274 -43 Excavating machinery 328 361 -33 Parts-civilian aircraft 394 423 -29 Semiconductors 1,989 2,014 -24 Industrial engines 759 783 -23 Engines-civilian aircraft 650 671 -21 Materials handling equipment 492 512 -19 Nonfarm tractors and parts 57 66 -9 Pulp and paper machinery 289 296 -8 Food, tobacco machinery 121 128 -7 Marine engines, parts 47 49 -2 Specialized mining 25 25 1 Commercial vessels, other 5 4 2 Textile, sewing machines 81 78 3 Vessels, except scrap 3 0 3 Electric apparatus 1,883 1,866 18 Measuring, testing, control instruments 757 734 24 Photo, service industry machinery 873 847 26 Spacecraft, excluding military 49 15 34 Railway transportation equipment 93 56 37 Drilling & oilfield equipment 166 115 51 Wood, glass, plastic 440 386 54 Generators, accessories 898 791 107 Computers 1,840 1,263 577 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 16,848 17,711 -863 Consumer goods 26,878 27,956 -1,078 TV's, VCR's, etc 1,667 1,969 -302 Apparel, household goods - cotton 3,271 3,390 -119 Stereo equipment, etc 550 663 -112 Household appliances 904 1,001 -97 Footwear 991 1,080 -89 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 470 549 -79 Motorcycles and parts 228 303 -75 Camping apparel and gear 519 594 -75 Pleasure boats and motors 175 238 -63 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,478 1,529 -51 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,945 1,993 -49 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 2,284 2,331 -47 Other household goods 2,865 2,906 -41 Books, printed matter 282 321 -39 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 557 593 -36 Toiletries and cosmetics 331 357 -27 Writing and art supplies 840 864 -24 Musical instruments 115 133 -18 Glassware, chinaware 189 204 -15 Cookware, cutlery, tools 401 413 -13 Gem stones, other 132 141 -9 Photo equipment 147 143 4 Nursery stock, etc. 107 102 5 Records, tapes, and disks 115 107 7 Rugs 141 133 9 Numismatic coins 29 19 10 Apparel, household goods - wool 289 274 14 Jewelry 849 834 15 Gem diamonds 1,025 997 28 Pharmaceutical preparations 3,983 3,775 208 Other goods 3,951 4,214 -263 _________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2003 2002 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 101,584 88,448 13,136 Net Adjustments 191 235 -44 Total, Census Basis 101,393 88,213 13,180 Foods, feeds, and beverages 4,523 3,860 662 Fish and shellfish 887 779 108 Meat products 532 498 34 Cane and beet sugar 28 49 -21 Other foods 333 280 53 Tea, spices, etc. 67 73 -6 Food oils, oilseeds 100 79 21 Wine and related products 480 407 73 Nuts 58 58 0 Alcoholic bevs, excluding wine 286 250 37 Fruits, frozen juices 460 421 39 Feedstuff and foodgrains 137 131 6 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 36 31 5 Green coffee 118 77 41 Bakery products 341 278 63 Dairy products and eggs 96 85 11 Vegetables 447 319 128 Cocoa beans 116 46 70 Industrial supplies and materials 24,852 18,910 5,943 Crude oil 7,309 4,759 2,550 Fuel oil 1,259 553 706 Petroleum products, other 1,196 809 387 Nuclear fuel materials 298 200 98 Bauxite and aluminum 635 555 80 Chemicals-fertilizers 422 269 153 Liquefied petroleum gases 537 267 270 Electric energy 121 118 3 Nonmonetary gold 200 133 68 Natural rubber 86 52 34 Industrial supplies, other 1,265 1,090 175 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 77 64 12 Plywood and veneers 134 113 21 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 54 46 7 Materials, excluding chemicals 130 130 0 Leather and furs 76 65 11 Tobacco, waxes, etc 284 267 17 Finished textile supplies 216 183 33 Zinc 84 67 18 Cotton, natural fibers 10 7 3 Nickel 63 63 0 Hides and skins 13 12 0 Newsprint 248 260 -11 Tin 13 12 1 Synthetic cloth 352 323 29 Hair, waste materials 40 32 8 Farming materials, livestock 70 72 -3 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 344 359 -15 Cotton cloth, fabrics 175 165 10 Nonferrous metals, other 116 115 1 Wool, silk, etc. 50 47 4 Synthetic rubber--primary 95 83 11 Shingles, wallboard 650 576 73 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 335 291 44 Nontextile floor tiles 185 154 31 Coal and related fuels 62 73 -11 Lumber 510 606 -96 Plastic materials 658 525 133 Finished metal shapes 612 527 84 Iron and steel, advanced 398 340 58 Pulpwood and woodpulp 181 183 -2 Copper 156 239 -83 Blank tapes, audio & visual 199 181 18 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 434 425 9 Chemicals-inorganic 328 296 32 Paper and paper products 533 448 85 Other precious metals 276 238 39 Steelmaking materials 215 171 44 Gas-natural 1,287 737 550 Iron and steel mill products 768 732 35 Chemicals-organic 1,094 880 214 Capital goods, except automotive 24,341 22,844 1,497 Civilian aircraft 1,085 1,342 -257 Telecommunications equipment 1,885 1,668 216 Computer accessories 4,882 5,037 -156 Agricultural machinery, equipment 353 304 49 Metalworking machine tools 456 476 -20 Business machines and equipment 529 334 195 Industrial machines, other 1,524 1,378 146 Laboratory testing instruments 154 197 -43 Medicinal equipment 1,231 1,091 140 Excavating machinery 328 300 28 Parts-civilian aircraft 394 411 -17 Semiconductors 1,989 1,849 141 Industrial engines 759 699 60 Engines-civilian aircraft 650 739 -89 Materials handling equipment 492 448 44 Nonfarm tractors and parts 57 50 7 Pulp and paper machinery 289 273 15 Food, tobacco machinery 121 111 10 Marine engines, parts 47 50 -3 Specialized mining 25 19 6 Commercial vessels, other 5 4 2 Textile, sewing machines 81 71 10 Vessels, except scrap 3 0 3 Electric apparatus 1,883 1,705 179 Measuring, testing, control instruments 757 685 72 Photo, service industry machinery 873 684 189 Spacecraft, excluding military 49 2 46 Railway transportation equipment 93 83 10 Drilling & oilfield equipment 166 119 48 Wood, glass, plastic 440 302 138 Generators, accessories 898 956 -57 Computers 1,840 1,456 384 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 16,848 15,265 1,584 Consumer goods 26,878 23,273 3,605 TV's, VCR's, etc 1,667 1,725 -58 Apparel, household goods - cotton 3,271 2,778 493 Stereo equipment, etc 550 635 -84 Household appliances 904 782 122 Footwear 991 906 85 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 470 616 -146 Motorcycles and parts 228 228 1 Camping apparel and gear 519 472 47 Pleasure boats and motors 175 152 23 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,478 1,156 322 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,945 1,688 256 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 2,284 1,967 317 Other household goods 2,865 2,358 507 Books, printed matter 282 273 8 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 557 474 83 Toiletries and cosmetics 331 300 30 Writing and art supplies 840 744 96 Musical instruments 115 97 18 Glassware, chinaware 189 157 32 Cookware, cutlery, tools 401 323 78 Gem stones, other 132 116 16 Photo equipment 147 117 30 Nursery stock, etc. 107 91 15 Records, tapes, and disks 115 99 15 Rugs 141 119 22 Numismatic coins 29 13 16 Apparel, household goods - wool 289 253 36 Jewelry 849 698 151 Gem diamonds 1,025 998 27 Pharmaceutical preparations 3,983 2,938 1,045 Other goods 3,951 4,061 -110 (1) Detailed data are presented on a Census basis. The information needed to convert to a BOP basis is not available. NOTE: For information on data sources, nonsampling errors and definitions, see the information section on page 26 of this release, or at www.census.gov/foreign-trade or www.bea.gov/bea/rels.htm. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-03-45), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, January 2003. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-763-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.